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From: "Kevin Sholder" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Source Elements - Terry (all)
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 20:32:31 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200412030104.iB313xNb002918@mail110.megamailservers.com>


Jan,

I don't see the Civil War files, only Revolutionary War files, am I missing
that?

Kevin L. Sholder

-----Original Message-----
From: Janis Rodriguez [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:04 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [TMG] Source Elements - Terry (all)

I just accessed my ancestor's pension file through HeritageQuest (via
library subscription). It was a new database. All 11 pages were on line
and easily downloaded!

Jan


-----Original Message-----
From: Walt [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 7:19 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [TMG] Source Elements - Terry (all)

At 08:06 AM 12/1/2004, wrote:
>My 2 censts also. Please note that the terms original and copy just
>don't have the same meaning they used to. Except for a few instances
>such as many years ago when the library of Virginia was still letting
>you look at original records in a separate room under the vigilant eye
>of a library assistant, almost
> every record I have seen is some sort of a copy or transcription. The
>Archives in Washington used to let you look at original pension
>records which one had to handle with great care but they finally got
>them all on microfilm.
>They
>were getting pretty dog eared as I remember. Birth and other records
>seem
to
>be considered "original" now a days if they contain a raised seal from
>the clerk. I often wonder if they even still have my "original" record.
>Frankly I
>just don't use the term "original" anymore and essentially call any
>record
I
>may have a "copy"-Dale


I looked at an ancestor's original pension file from the civil war two years
ago at NARA. Are you sure they are all on microfilm now?

Walt



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